Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at the Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel with Pastor Len Taylor officiating. Visitation with the family was held from 7-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at the funeral chapel. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.

Katherine Ann McGuire was born October 25, 1936, in Red Oak, Iowa, daughter of Adolph and Dorothy (Hopkins) Holm. She was united in marriage to Billy Newlon on June 10, 1966, in Red Oak, Iowa. He preceded her in death. She married Donald McGuire on October 29, 1988.

Katherine was raised in Red Oak and graduated from Red Oak High School. She lived in Plattsmouth, Neb., before moving to Anamosa, Iowa, where she worked at a nursing home and was a bartender. She moved back to Red Oak in 1981 and worked at Good Samaritan Care Center. She moved to Mendon in 1986.